9-7-10
Travel Basketball Meeting
HBA will be having their annual Travel Basketball Coaches meeting. If you are a coach or want to coach a travel basketball boys or girls team you must attend this meeting. Travel basketball tryouts time will be given out and league options. The Meeting will be on Monday September 13, 2010 at the Timberlane Middle School Old Gym starting at 7pm. This is only for coaches only.
Season Kick Off Free Clinic
On Saturday September 18, 2010 Hopewell Basketball Association will be offering it first free clinic of the 2010-11 basketball season. The clinic will be at the Central High School New Gym from 3 to 4:30pm. Meet and greet the boys and girls varsity coaches. This will be a Basketball Basics Clinic offering all basketball players from K to 8th grade the opportunity to work on their dribbling, passing, shooting and rebounding skills. This clinic is the first in a series of free clinics that will be offered by HBA as it partners with the CHS basketball program. No need the register as admission is free.
7-28-10
HBA 2010-11 Fall/Winter Programs
HBA at night, we offer 2 adult programs, Monday nights 18 and over This is an informal “pick up” basketball program. Great for exercise and friendly competition. This program will be played at the Timberlane Middle school for 50 weeks starting in September. Thursday Night 30 and Over, This is an informal “pick up” basketball program. Great for exercise and friendly competition.. This program will be played at the Timberlane Middle school on Thursday nights from 8 to 10pm 50 weeks .starting September. More info can be found at http://www.hopewellbasketball.net
Bulldogs Boot Camp, HBA offers 2 pre seasons get in shape before the school/travel tryouts. Lady Bulldog Boot Camp with Bob Tanguay and the Boys Bulldog Boot Camp with Jack Wolff. Both camps will get you in shape for your tryouts. Don’t be huffing and puffing at the tryouts. More coming soon.
Real Deal Camp, HBA offers a pre season camp for the younger kids grades 3rd to 5th. This camp is 2 3 hours sessions on Saturdays in November. More coming soon.
Travel Basketball, HBA will run travel basketball teams from the 4th to 8th grade for boys and girls both A & B teams. Coaches meeting will be in August and player tryouts will be in October/November.HBA offers its New Online Store for all your travel and rec basketball needs. Just order you travel uniform and it is delivered to your door.
HBA Anniversary Special 2010 Winter Hoops To help celebrate our 7th year of providing basketball programs to the youth of our community, Hopewell Basketball Association will be reducing its price to $100 for all players who sign up for the Winter Hoops program before October 1st (regular price $130). You still get the same great experience but at the anniversary special price. Play basketball the way it should be Played!!!
Why Play HBA Basketball? Because we teach you Basketball.
7-1-10
HBA Camps 2010
Shoot it Better Mini Camp
With 4 years under its belt with the Shoot it Better Mini Camp, looks like they will be coming back for a 5th season next year. HBA will bring back NBA Coach Hal Wissel and NBA scout Scott Wissel next season to teach the art of shooting the basketball.
The New Basketball World Summer Camp gets Thumbs Up.
The votes are in and HBA’s first Basketball World Summer camp was a success. The NBA’s Advanced Scout for the Los Angeles Clippers Scott Wissel was at the Timberlane Middle school gym for a 3 day NBA skills camp teaching basketball to HBA’s first group of camper. Keep an eye out for this camp in 2011. Learn basketball from the pros. http://www.hopewellbasketball.net/8.html
Adult Programs
Men’s 18 and Over Basketball Program.
Monday Nights at Timberlane New gym from 8 to 10pm .
Informal Pick up Games. Great for exercise and friendly competition.
9-15-09 to 9-14-10 51 weeks Online registration at www.hopewellbasketball.net
Men’s 30 and Over Basketball Program .
Thursday nights at Timberlane Old gym from 8 to 10pm.
Informal Pick up Games. Great for exercise and friendly competition
9-18-09 to 9-17-10 51 weeks
Online registration at www.hopewellbasketball.net
Coming Soon
The Best Summer Camps in Mercer County are under Hopewell Basketball.
At Hopewell Basketball we are always looking for the best basketball camps around for our kids to attend. Below are the 3 best in Mercer County.
Billmeire Nardi Skills Camp *****
July 26th to 30th
Shoot It Better Mini Camp ****
With NBA coach Hal Wissel 5th year
Late June
HBA Opens Online Store
HBA is always try to make the players life easer when it comes to basketball. First, we set up the easiest online registration for all HBA’s programs. (It’s so easy a cave man can do it). Now, HBA is opening up an online store. This store will be opening soon and it will have everything from travel basketball uniforms, practice jerseys, coach’s jerseys, sweat pants, hooded sweat shirts and tee-shirts. 80% of the store is dedicated to travel basketball and the other 20% is for Hopewell Basketball player who want to support HBA by buying tee shirts and hooded sweat shirts. The online store will be open for a limited time in October. Click on the link below to go to the store. http://sneakersplus.com/teamsproductslist.aspx?teamID=801
Men’s 18 and Over Basketball Program.
Monday Nights at Timberlane New gym from 8 to 10pm .
Informal Pick up Games. Great for exercise and friendly competition.
9-15-09 to 9-14-10 51 weeks Online registration at http://hopewellbasketball.net/13.html
Men’s 30 and Over Basketball Program .
Thursday nights at Timberlane Old gym from 8 to 10pm.
Informal Pick up Games. Great for exercise and friendly competition
9-18-09 to 9-17-10 51 weeks
Online registration at http://hopewellbasketball.net/7.html
Remember, you can register online for all HBA’s programs. Just go to www.hopewellbasketball.com for more info.
Why Play HBA? HBA has more basketball programs then any other organization in Mercer County, that’s why….Play Basketball the way it was meant to be played. Play Winter Hoops.
HBA Builds Basketball Players.
Shoot it Better Mini Camp
It’s Official, HBA is bringing back the Shoot it Better Mini Camp. This camp got 2 thumbs up from parents and kids.The camp will be on June 27th and 28th at the CHS new gym starting from 12pm to 3 pm both days. NBA coach Hal Wissel will host the camp. Space is limited. Learn to shoot the basketball form the man who taught Pau Gasol of the LA Lakers and Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets. For more info go to http://www.hopewellbasketball.net/12.html.
Why Play HBA? HBA has more basketball programs then any other organization in Mercer County, that’s why….
Shoot it Better Mini Camp
It’s Official, for the second year in a row the Shoot it Better Mini Camp got 2 thumbs up from parents and kids. You can not beat the price if you want to learn to shoot the basketball the correct way. NBA coach Hal Wissel gave personal instructions to 36 kids on how to shoot the ball the correct way. The Shoot it Better Mini Camp is a 2 day camp consisting of learning the fundamental of shooting. The kids learned positive self-talk, relaxation, visualization, and concentration and goal setting. HBA is considering bring Coach Hal Wissel back to run a full week camp in Summer 2009. More to come as we get more info.
Shoot It Better Mini Camp
HBA has been working hard in bring the community to bring you the best in new basketball programs. With the success of the Shoot it Better mini camp with NBA coach Hal Wissel. HBA will be looking to bring this camp back again next year. Camper who attended gave this camp two thumbs up. Keep an eye out for the next camp.
HBA All Stars vs The Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles vs HBA All Stars. Watch the highlight video, Click here http://www.wzbntv25.com/WZBN%20News%20Video%20Player.html
Then go to WZBN Sports, then Misc/Features, then Philadelphia Eagles invade Hopewell.
More info on the Eagles vs HBA All Stars http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=66472
More Photos of the Eagles vs HBA All Stars taken By Mike Schwartz http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/ThumbPage.aspx?e=2906006&g=01&s=75
Sunday, May 20, 2007 at Hopewell H.S.
Eagles 99 HBA 87
The Eagles finished the 2007 season with a perfect 14-0 record, but not without a struggle in the season finale at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, NJ. The Hopewell All-Stars stormed out to a commanding 21-3 lead over the Eagles with a slew of three-point shots and strong defensive play. They eventually upped their lead to 30-11 after the first quarter.
But a strong second-quarter effort by the Eagles helped tie the score at 46 at the half and they eventually wore down Hopewell with a strong inside presence in the second half to come away with a 99-87 victory.
Sheldon Brown led the Eagles comeback with big plays on both ends of the court and, in the process, record a triple-double with 23 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds, while posting 5 steals.
Todd Herremans manned the middle once again with 17 rebounds, 20 points, and 7 assists, while Hank Baskett poured in 24 points.
Omar Gaither scored 20 points, including four three-point shots, and A.J. Feeley chipped in with four points and four rebounds.
For the HBA All Star Jeff Molinelli scored 20 points, Will Alton scored 14 points, Mike Valcarcel scored 12 points, Bob Gehm scored 11 points, Suzie Noyes scored 11 points, Ali Newman scored 8 points, Bob Alton scored 5 points, Eric Guise, Dave Caldwell and Admir Siddiqu all scored 2 points each. Chris Tobia, Sean Murphy and Judah Matheney did not score.
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